Lactalis has agreed to acquire Agropur’s specialty cheese division, including the OKA, Monsieur Gustav and L’Extra brands. The business generates about €115 million in annual revenue and includes two Quebec plants, import operations and 400 employees.
Coal prices are trading unevenly as sluggish Indian imports weigh on demand, Investor.id reports. Middle East tensions are limiting further declines, leaving traders focused on the balance between weak buying and geopolitical risk.
Romania's grain and oilseed output is forecast at 30.5 million tonnes in 2026, potentially the best in five years, but farmers say low prices leave them below break-even. Wheat and maize trade near 200 euros per tonne on Euronext while input costs climb, fuelling calls to shift from raw exports to processing.
Brazil shipped a record 1.1 million tonnes of rice in the first half of 2026, up 83% year-on-year, according to Globo Rural. Stronger export flows and support auctions helped recover domestic prices for producers, Federarroz said.
Thai egg producers face rising feed costs and an influx of cheap smuggled eggs from lower-cost neighbours. Their association is pushing to keep breeder-stock imports capped at 440,000 birds a year and to lift domestic consumption, which absorbs 98% of output.
The European Union has approved support measures for farmers facing high fertilizer prices, according to indicator.gr. The package combines regulatory flexibility with emergency aid to ease one of the heaviest input costs in crop production.
Thailand’s Department of International Trade Promotion aims to export 1 million tonnes of durian in 2026 as domestic output rises 33% to about 2.07 million tonnes. Its broader strategy targets 332.5 billion baht in fresh and processed fruit exports, with China remaining the main durian market.
AkzoNobel has turned down a €7.5 billion offer from Japan's Nippon Paint for its decorative paints division, according to profit.ro. Shares in the Dutch coatings group rose after the rejection of the renewed cross-border approach.
Global electric-car sales rose 20% in 2025 to over 20 million, a quarter of all new cars, with Chinese makers supplying 60%, per the IEA. EU sales climbed 31% to 2.89 million and solar generation set a record of 275 TWh. Hungary outperformed the EU average with BEV registrations up 28%.
Business Recorder reports that Pakistan's agricultural export sector is under strain, led by a decline in rice exports and volatility across other shipments. The publication frames the problem as structural and calls for effective strategies to revitalize a key source of foreign exchange.
Spain’s sunflower area has expanded 30% to 800,000 hectares as high oil prices and lower fertilizer needs improve the crop’s appeal. Domestic output remains below industrial demand, leaving Spain reliant on imports of sunflower seed and processed oil.
The Federation of Free Farmers forecasts a sharp fall in Philippine rice production in the fourth quarter of 2026, blaming excessive imports, high fertilizer costs and El Niño. A weaker harvest could keep the country's import needs elevated.
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